The romance of Guy of Warwick. The first or 14th-century version.

                                
                                  'Tell me,' quod [the] king than,
                                
                                  'Whi arte thow so lene a man?
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                                  An onkynd man hast thow seruyd aye,
                                
                                  When thow departidyst so power aweye,
                                
                                  Eyther hit is thyn folye,
                                
                                  That thow departist secretlye.'
                                
                                  'Sir,' he seyd, 'well may fall,
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                                  But myn Estate know ye not all.
                                
                                  For soth, I was in good servyse:
                                
                                  My lord me lovyd in all wyse.
                                
                                  For hym I had grete honoure [Caius MS. 107 page 169] 
                                
                                  Of kyng, prince, and maydens in bowre.
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                                  But for a lytill hastines
                                
                                  All I loste, both more and lesse.
                                
                                  Tho went I fro my contree,
                                
                                  Tyll it myght after better be.
                                
                                  Thus will I walke in this estate,
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                                  Tyll his wrath be abate.
                                
                                  When he and I accordyd be,
                                
                                  Then will I wende to my contree.'
                                
                                  Now quod the kyng so free,
                                
                                  'Will thow this bateyle take for me?
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                                  Or ellys I shall Gett another.
                                
                                  Tell thow me, my leve brodyr.'
                                
                                  Gye seyd, 'therfor com I hedyr,
                                
                                  I and Ionas to-geder.
                                
                                  With helpe of god in trinite
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                                  This bateile will I take for the,
                                
                                  And sle the paynym with my honde,
                                
                                  With that thow graunte me this covenaunde,
                                
                                  That Ionas and his sonnes ecchone
                                
                                  Shall be delyuerd, and that anone.'
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                                  The kyng seyd, 'I the graunte.
                                
                                  Mahoun me helpe & turmegaunte.'

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Title: The romance of Guy of Warwick. The first or 14th-century version.
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Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner, & co., limited,; 1883, 1887, 1891.
Subject terms: Guy of Warwick (Legendary character)

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